(San Francisco State University) Researchers have established a clear link between accepting family attitudes and behaviors towards their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children and significantly decreased risk and better overall health in adulthood. The study shows...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — Genentech Inc., now part of Swiss drug developer Roche, and Biogen Idec Inc. on Sunday announced positive results from the late-stage study of cancer drug Rituxan in patients with advanced type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.The study examined patients with follicular...

(University of Guelph) This study reveals that fires in the Alaskan interior have become more severe in the last decade, resulting in more carbon being released than is being stored. About half the world's soil carbon is locked in northern permafrost and peatland soils. The increased...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 4, 2010 /- Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the presentation of preclinical study results for its novel Syk and JAK inhibitor program at the American Society of Hematology's 52nd Annual Meeting and Exposition. Portola's novel Syk and JAK...

(University of Illinois at Chicago) University of Illinois at Chicago researcher Dr. John Quigley unveils a new approach to blocking malaria transmission during the American Society of Hematology's annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.

Infineon Technologies AG and Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Co., Ltd., the Chinese leader in R&D and manufacturing of wind power equipments, today signed a license agreement for core components needed in manufacturing of wind turbines.

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Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. alleging two cases of patent infringement, according to a Momenta press release. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

A group of Beckman Institute researchers have discovered a practical method for direct writing of metal lines less than five nanometers (5 nm) wide, a big step in creating contacts to and interconnects between nanoscale device structures like carbon nanotubes and graphene that have...

Finetex EnE, Inc., a Korea based manufacturer of electrospun nano fibers, disclosed November 25, 2010 that its Board of Directors has approved the terms of a private issue of Convertible Bonds to GE Capital valued at $10 million.

SEATTLE, Dec. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) has been awarded an $1.8 million contract from the Biomedical Advance Research and Development Authority (BARDA). IDRI's work will focus on development of adjuvant formulations with options...